Task 2-Listening Here is a list of the techniques that can be used in the pre, while, or post stage of a listening lesson. Match each of the techniques with its description, and then decide which stage it belongs to. Techniques Description Stage 1) Grid completion a. The teacher (T) prepares questions about the ideas in the listening text. For each question, there are three or four options for students (Ss) to choose from. 2) Open prediction b. T writes 5 – 10 statements about the main points of a text. Half of the statements are true, and the other half are false. Ss are asked to work in pairs and decide if the statements are true or false. T writes the students’ guesses on the board. Ss are asked to listen to the text to check the answers. 3) Multiple choice c. T writes a short paragraph with several blanks in it. The blanks can be lexical or grammatical items or both. Ss listen and fill each blank with information they hear. 4) Ordering pictures d. T writes a few questions on the board. These questions should focus on the main ideas of the text. T gives students a few minutes to guess the answers to the questions. It doesn't matter if Ss can't guess correctly. 5) Gap-fill e. T writes some true and some deliberately false statements about the text on the blackboard. Then Ss listen to the text to find out which are correct. 6) Ordering statements/ events f. These are the questions related to the main ideas of a text to check students' comprehension. Ss listen and answer questions from T or from the textbook. 7) Short written texts g. T prepares some simple pictures to describe a story or a text, and sticks them on the board randomly. Ss listen to the text and arrange the Presented by H-Tiep pictures in the correct order. 8) True/false statements h. Ss write letters, postcards, messages, diaries, etc based on the listening text or to extend it. 9) Pre-questions i. T writes about 6 to 8 statements on the main points of a text but the statements are jumbled. Ss listen to the text to find out the order of the statements. 10) Comprehensio n questions j. T draws a grid on the board. This grid will contain the main information of the text. Ss are asked to listen to the text and fill in the gaps with information heard. Then they are asked to write the information in the grid on the board. 11) True / false prediction k. Ss discuss similar or related issues based on prompt questions or pictures. 12) Retelling the story l. T establishes a context and introduces the topic of a text. Ss are required to guess what they are going to listen to. T (or Ss) writes the Ss’ guesses on the board. Ss are asked to listen to the text to check if things they guess are correct or not. 13) Discussion m. T writes the network on the board. Ss are required to work individually to find ideas related to the topic of the network and then compare their answers in pairs or groups. T collects the ideas from Ss. 14) Role play n. Ss retell the story in groups, using their own word or using some provided cues. 15) Network o. Ss summarize the whole text or a pre-selected part orally or in writing. 16) Summarizing p. Ss continue the story or situation by assuming the roles of people in the texts. Presented by H-Tiep . the questions. It doesn't matter if Ss can't guess correctly. 5) Gap-fill e. T writes some true and some deliberately false statements about. information of the text. Ss are asked to listen to the text and fill in the gaps with information heard. Then they are asked to write the information in